Fence-tie.



PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

0. D. MORSE. FENCE TIE. APPLIOATION FILED MAYZG. 1905.

I ITE OSCAR I). MORSE, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

FENCE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed May 25, 1905. Serial No. 262,109.

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Be it known that I, OSCAR D. Monsn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, haveinvented. certain new ind useful Iniprovements in F ence-Ties and I dodeclare the following to be a'full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked. thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a tie for joining the intersecting wires of awire fencing or fabric; and it consists in the construction. andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The object of the invention is to produce a simple, compact, andinexpensive tie which may be readily driven in the forming-dies employedto direct and shape it upon the crossed wires and which will firmlyunite said crossed wires in a manner to obviate the undesirableprotrusion of the ends of the tie wire.

The above object is attained by the structure illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a rear elevation of myimproved tie uniting the crossed strands of a wire fencing. Fig. 2 is afront elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is asectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line6 6 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1. indicates the line orstrand wire, and 2 the cross or stay wire, of a wire fencing or fabric.These wires, as is common in the art, are crimped at their point ofcrossing to prevent lateral displacement.

The tie-wire is presented to the crossed wires preferably in the form ofa staple and is driven between the working faces of suitable dies, (notshown,) which are caused to embrace said crossed wires in the operationof manufacturing the fencing or fabric, as will be well understood. Whenin position upon the crossed wires, the loop end 3 of the staple or tielies upon and crosses the strandwire at one side of the stay-wire, theleg 4 of the tying-staple passing in the rear of the stay-wire and theterminal thereof being turned backwardly into an eye 5, which emi bracessaid stay-wire.

The other leg 6 of the staple or tie passes in the rear of the stay-wireand also in the rear of and crosses the strandwire remote from thestay-wire, as shown at 7, the extreme end portion of said leg beingformed into an embracing eye 8, which crosses the front face of thestrand-wire obliquely in the plane of that portion of the leg 6 whichextends between the stay-wire and the strand-wire upon the rear sidesthereof, thereby obviating any undue protrusion of the end of said eye8.

By directing the leg 6 of the staple in the rear of the strand-wire, aswell as in the rear of the stay-wire, the course of the direction takenby leg 6 0f the staple when being driven is not changed by extremelateral diversions, enabling it to be more easily driven, and byreturning the terminal in the form of the eye 8 obliquely across theouter face of the strand-wire in the plane of that portion of the legcrossing between the strand and stay wires a compact form of tie isproduced in the shaping of which the terminals of the legs which embracethe crossed wires are directed around said crossed wires without unduedeparture from the natural line of travel, producing a tie which may bereadily driven without the liability of the legs buckling between theloop of the staple and the terminals of said legs, owing to excessiveresistance offered in the dies to the shaping of said terminal portions.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the crossed strandand stay wires crimped attheir point of crossing, of a tiewire in theform of a staple having its loop end contacting and crossing thestrand-wire at one side of the stay-wire, legs passing in the rear ofthe stay-wire, the terminal of one leg being formed into abackwardly-turned eye which embraces the stay-wire close to thestrand-wire, the terminal of the other leg crossing the strand-wirebeyond the staywire in the rear of said strand-wire, its end being bentin the form of an embracing eye around. the strand-wire and crossingsaid strand wire obliquely in the plane of that portion of the legcrossing the outer face of the strand-wire.

2. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the crossed strandand. stay wires crimped at their point of crossing, of a tie inembracing eye around the stay-Wire adja- IO the form of a staple havingits loop end concent the strand-Wire.

tacting and crossing the outer face of the In testimony whereof I signthis specificastrand-Wire, one leg of the staple passing in tion in thepresence of two Witnesses.

the rear of the stay-Wire and in the rear of the OSCAR D MORSEstrandwire, its terminal being formed into an embracing eye around thestrand-Wire, the Witnesses: other leg assing in the rear of thestay-Wire GEO. W. AYERs, only and aving its terminal formed into anGOLDIE ROGERS.

